2016 Postmortem

whatchamacallit

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As we know Bernie is staying in for the duration, what's the point of the nonstop "math threads" [View all] whatchamacallit Mar 2016 OP

To keep hopes (or lack thereof) realistic n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #1

Lol. What an essential service you're providing whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #3

Hillary supporters can you just leave us alone? bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #11

I answered a question posed by the OP cosmicone Mar 2016 #70

my middle name is realistic. Karma13612 Mar 2016 #15

We know the odds are against him jfern Mar 2016 #43

Why hang on to a false hope which will cosmicone Mar 2016 #73

Bernie's campaign is not a tragedy, and it's not about what Weaver and Devine want. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #81

I see a perfectly good senator talked into running cosmicone Mar 2016 #85

Ridiculous, Bernie is still running for that actual chance he gets the nomination jfern Mar 2016 #86

There is a better chance of being hit by a meteor -- TWICE. n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #93

The odds are against him, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a chance jfern Mar 2016 #99

He ran because the people wanted a candidate who spoke truth to power. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #87

They were consulted and talked him into running. n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #94

You make it sound like Bernie is a puppet. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #95

Because when people say he can win it all Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #2

Not buying it whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #5

Not buying the math? Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #6

Not buying the purpose of those posts whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #10

Not really Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #12

They are all essentially the same post whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #14

As are the "why you want to post about math" posts Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #34

Well then carry on with the silly whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #36

And you, good sir or madam! Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #38

If everyone understood the probabilities why are there posts implying it is an easy path to victory onenote Mar 2016 #44

Go Bernie liberal from boston Mar 2016 #55

Big Crowds don't mean big votes kennetha Mar 2016 #82

Math says he could still win the pledged delegates, so get lost jfern Mar 2016 #45

Non Euclidian math Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #49

Bernie only needs 58% of the remaining pledged delegates jfern Mar 2016 #66

Assuming he can flip the supers Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #67

I'm just talking about winning the pledged delegates jfern Mar 2016 #68

Here ya go... Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #71

Your attempt to discourage isn't working, he only needs 58% of remaining pledged delegates jfern Mar 2016 #72

Oh, FFs Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #75

Oh bushbaby, the supers WILL flip when Bernie gets the pledged delegates. peacebird Mar 2016 #80

Nice mantra Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #83

bushbaby, Hills is a good friend of Kissinger and GWB. Not of We, the little people. peacebird Mar 2016 #89

Excellent Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #96

Like that's no biggie.... kennetha Mar 2016 #90

Hi ken, wondered when you would drop in. In case you hadn't noticed the Bernie Blackout was a thing peacebird Mar 2016 #98

Figures do not lie, but liars can figure. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #103

goading, crowing, and FUD - that's right, actually. djean111 Mar 2016 #4

Thank you. It ain't over til it's over. And it ain't over. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #7

We're fighting to win, but ultimately it's about more than winning. pat_k Mar 2016 #29

the primary was front-loaded with Hillary-favorable states. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #51

They are trying to get people who haven't voted yet to give up. Some states like mine liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #8

what's the point of GD: Primaries? nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #9

Hillary Supporter you just can't let up today can you...back off of us Bernie bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #13

They want you to know that resistance is futile Fumesucker Mar 2016 #16

Bernie is a hero. Their math is just probabilities, thereismore Mar 2016 #17

We All Know noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #18

The math is the math. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #19

Lets say your doctor tells you it's likely you have months to live whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #20

You just compared apples to meer cats MohRokTah Mar 2016 #21

Truths? Until 51% is gained it's only a probability whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #24

Truths! MohRokTah Mar 2016 #33

Yeah, "if" whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #35

59% is a complete blowout. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #39

There's a stretch of road yet to travel whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #47

It's all over except for accepting it. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #48

Well she had "acceptance" issues as well then whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #59

I think she had accepted it by then. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #61

The comparison is apt. Many of us consider Clinton a cancer on progressivism. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #50

That's is an absurd assertion. eom MohRokTah Mar 2016 #52

No, it is not. n/t JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #60

Yes, it very much is. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #63

To show how foolish he is MaggieD Mar 2016 #22

So glad skinner sprang you whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #26

I'm sure you are disappointed you cannot censor the Hillary supporters MaggieD Mar 2016 #31

umadbro.? stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #58

No, I will probably enjoy watching the ensuing and ultimately regrettable mayhem whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #62

Because it is not all about what you and Bernie want. upaloopa Mar 2016 #23

Go Bernie liberal from boston Mar 2016 #65

I said nothing about Sanders dropping out upaloopa Mar 2016 #77

maybe we think that we'll go "oh hey... Bernie!!! dana_b Mar 2016 #25

I think some people want Sanders to quit not because it would help our party politically Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #27

^^ this ^^ Myrina Mar 2016 #42

To show off that they can add Supers to pledged delegates to show insurmountable odds. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #28

I think you answered your own question. RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #30

twas rhetorical whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #32

Because arguing about numbers is easier than discussing the immorality of imprisoning low level GoneFishin Mar 2016 #37

Math has a liberal bias. nt onehandle Mar 2016 #40

I probably wouldn't like math either if I was a Bernie supporter. DanTex Mar 2016 #41

Maybe you meant 'the math' whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #53

and what is the point of continuing to point out he is in "for the duration" DrDan Mar 2016 #46

I'm sure we'll disagree about the chicken and egg whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #56

I think the Clinton folks must be scared to compete in the rest NowSam Mar 2016 #54

I live on the Central Coast of CA upaloopa Mar 2016 #92

Well feel free to do that NowSam Mar 2016 #101

To persuade us to give up Depaysement Mar 2016 #57

they want to frighten less intelligent voters reddread Mar 2016 #64

The purpose of the math threads is fourfold. Chichiri Mar 2016 #69

Haha, admitted psyops whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #79

Well, anything that isn't psyops is physops . . . Chichiri Mar 2016 #102

The purpose is clear and I like it. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #74

Lol whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #76

I didn't say she was. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #78

Math good. Guesswork bad. MineralMan Mar 2016 #84

Discouragement, Desperate Dismissal, Iowa seemed like a 5000% win, MSM is the commercial for the 1% orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #88

I don't believe politicians when they say they're in "until the end". Everyone says that. PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #91

In a two person race that mathematical argument doesn't work. /nt DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #97

Because the math argument beats the truthiness argument every time? Tarc Mar 2016 #100

Throwing Good Money After Bad corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #104

Some folks fall back on ruralsteve Mar 2016 #105

What's the point of all the "Hillary can't win the General Election" threads? brooklynite Mar 2016 #106

Fair enough whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #107